The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses
- ISBN-10
- 0802065457
- ISBN-13
- 9780802065452
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 213
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984-01-01
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Authors
- Gary Botting, Heather Denise Harden Botting
Description
Discusses the history and religious doctrines of the Jehovah's Witnesses and examines the parallels between the religion and George Orwell's novel, 1984
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